Chapter 612 A Well-Deserved Day Off
"So, who ising along with you?" Celeste asked as she looked at Orion. Yesterday, when Orion returned home, he informed them about the conversation that had taken ce between him and Caretaker Shani.
After listening to his n, they all readily epted it and were happy.
After staying on the farm for so long, they all wanted to return to the Vige to take a stroll and see how it was doing.
However, they knew that they could not leave to avoid attracting too much attention.
Orion understood that, too, and thought about who he wanted to bring along. He took this as an opportunity to spend time with his wives before he left for the mountain again. He looked at all his partners, some of whom were waking up from their sleep, and some of whom were already awake.
Orion made his decision after a few moments.
"Reena, Sura, A, Fiona, Gina, and Grandma Derry, you six can follow me to the Vige," Orion said as he looked at each woman he had chosen to apany Caretaker Shani and him to the Vige.
Reena shook her head in response, "Although I would have loved to head back to the Vige and see how it''s doing, I, Mom, Grandma Celia, and Ingrid are heading back to Anara''s side of the farm today to see how Grace is doing," she said, ncing at her mother and the others who had fainted yesterday before shifting her attention back to Orion.
Orion nodded his head in understanding. "Alright, I''m sure Anara would be happy to see you guys," he said.
He had noticed how much calmer the women looked this morning and understood that Aunt Greta and the others had seeded in talking some sense into them yesterday.
"Okay then, who wants to apany us to the Vige?" Orion asked.
He had chosen Sura because she had just gotten pregnant, and he wanted to give her some attention before he left for the mountain. He also wanted to spend more time with A and Fiona since they hadn''t done that in a while, while Gina and, especially, Grandma Derry had been acting grumpy since yesterday.
He wanted to see if a change of scenery in the Vige would improve their mood so that they wouldn''t do something they would decide to do something impulsive that they might regret.
"Not me; I''ll be following Reena and the others to see Grace," Lyra responded.
"Meldra, Vivian, and I will prepare the medicines for everyone so I can leave early and see a patient. So you guys can leave without us," Aunt Greta responded as she stood up from her mat and walked towards the kitchen.
Seeing that they all had something to do today, Orion shifted his attention towards Ursa, who was rubbing the sleep from her eyes and seemed to have overheard the conversation.
She nodded, indicating she had nothing to do today and would like toe along.
Orion nodded in response. "Everyone should take their baths, then let''s go," he said.
Some women stood up to take care of some chores at home, while others prepared two sacks, filling them with Kalna fruits and handing them to Orion.
After they were all done bathing, they left toward the farm''s gate and waited for Caretaker Shani to join them before heading to the Vige.
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"I still can''t believe that you hadn''t bothereding to the Vige Square even though you had lost your memory and didn''t remember anything about it," Caretaker Shani said as she walked forward with Rick in her arms.
She already knew about Orion''s memory loss; however, after learning that he didn''t care or bother to take a look at the Vige Square—one of the more important locations in the Vige, almost equal to the farm, and the two strongholds—she was a bit surprised and didn''t know what to say.
Caretaker Shani was about to open her mouth and ask him what he had been doing; however, she quickly sealed her mouth shut as she remembered how hectic his life had been.
Orion, however, merely smiled at Caretaker Shani''s question as he walked forward, holding Sura''s hand in one hand and the two sacks over his back with the other.
Although he had passed by the Vige Square a few times during the warrior''s training and had even gotten the chance to see it from above when they released the children back to the Vige before Stronghold Leader Drakar used it to run away, his mother used to sell her y pots at the Vige Square. She had recounted all of her stories about it.
So, even without physically being there, he already knew everything concerning the Vige Square.
"We are here," A announced.
Orion raised his head and took in the scene before him. Past therge wooden gate, a wide area unfolded with various small stalls and fabric canopies providing shade from the sun. In these stalls, men and women, old and young, had gathered, waking up early to sell their products or handmade items.
The entire ce buzzed with activity as vigers searched for their desired items and bartered with Kalna fruits or other materials. Given that this was the primary marketce in the Vige, aside from the farm and the two strongholds, it wasn''t surprising that it was already bustling with people this early in the morning. They could only hope to find something interesting.
"Well, let''s go?" Orion said with a vibrant smile as he walked forward past the massive wooden gate, holding Sura''s hand, while the rest followed behind him.
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Once the afternoon sun cast its warm glow, they decided to leave the Vige Square. Orion effortlessly carried several sacks within his arms and on his back as they made their way home.
His strength made it easy for him to handle the sacks, which contained new tulgas, beautiful handmade sculptures, colourful fabrics, and various other items. The limited options for recreational purchases in the Vige Square drove their early return to the farm. Everything avable there was geared toward survival, not entertainment.
Despite this, they managed to find a spot where they could squeeze Lipry fruits together to make delicious fruit juice. However, due to its cost and a desire not to waste the Kalna fruits they had brought, they shared a few cups.
Also, they came across a stall selling breast milk with small sliced Lipry fruits, but none of them were unsurprisingly interested in it, including Orion.